For the first time in the history of this contest, we're going to update exactly when we said we were. Today, we present the winners of this year's Nation Network Hockey Pool.

Without any ado whatsoever...

Current Rank

Entrant

SCORE

1

Talbot17

1777

2

greenlightning86

1768

3

blair buydens

1766

4

LuckyLex

1753

5

Rogue

1745

6

riles97

1742

7

Magic Man

1731

8

Reg Dunlop

1731

9

daveeed

1726

10

Dyckster

1715

11

Bash

1714

12

GSP

1707

13

DC

1706

14

OneManPillage

1705

15

taj1944

1693

16

Deb Anderson

1689

17

trinkers

1689

18

OMJB

1686

19

HallFever

1681

20

mchockey

1675

21

Hall-for-mayor

1672

22

Tron

1669

23

44stampede

1666

24

?>>>>

1663

25

Team Dingle

1662

26

HOFFFF

1659

27

Karth

1658

28

gary b

1657

29

Tascman

1657

30

Maverick

1656

31

Aussie Oiler

1654

32

Oilers G

1650

33

Bak04

1647

34

ralph_u

1645

35

dubs

1644

36

pelhem grenville

1642

37

Kris Krol

1639

38

Eulers

1638

39

adamjames

1638

40

Natedogg

1637

41

Romulus' Apotheosis

1637

42

nofool6110

1635

43

Seaward

1635

44

Jason Gregor

1635

45

BigM

1632

46

O'Reilly

1631

47

RollsRoyce13

1629

48

mayorpoop

1628

49

Deeg

1627

50

OilFan

1627

51

Benjammin

1626

52

sofarsogood

1626

53

dw

1625

54

Tyler

1624

55

Kevin C

1623

56

toprightcorner

1621

57

Saazman

1619

58

streeky

1619

59

Voidoid

1616

60

xis10ce

1616

61

Amit Rana

1614

62

majin_oil

1613

63

Ashface88

1613

64

Matty31

1612

65

TigerUnderGlass

1608

66

schevvy

1607

67

Rob H

1605

68

French Toast Mafia

1599

69

Jocelyn M

1599

70

kudzupo

1598

71

snappingpacco

1598

72

qgenius

1598

73

Wanyes bastard child

1598

74

DimebagDave

1598

75

Hall of a Player

1597

76

ColeJ

1597

77

toetag247

1595

78

John Chambers

1595

79

Aron S

1594

80

Faiz

1594

81

SmyttyRules

1594

82

gravis82

1594

83

Feynman

1593

84

ItsTheBGB

1593

85

Corner Plumber

1591

86

LawrenceOfCanada

1591

87

DJ Dynasty Handbag

1591

88

Buchburgler

1590

89

bubbasnickey

1589

90

Old Soldier

1589

91

justincider

1587

92

elsteverino

1587

93

ffpepper

1585

94

ChaoticBoredom

1585

95

Zed

1584

96

Eterrible

1584

97

Chris81

1584

98

Fisher

1584

99

Pope

1583

100

hank2

1583

101

OvenChicken8

1583

102

nvan97

1583

103

Number 44

1582

104

Big Bad Bill

1582

105

A Big Deal

1582

106

Marsha

1581

107

Colin

1579

108

Nomad787

1578

109

tragically hipcheck

1578

110

Camel Toews

1577

111

Eetu Huisman

1577

112

Vanguard

1573

113

Archaeologuy

1573

114

druds

1573

115

blueballs

1572

116

stuffit

1571

117

Sawatz

1571

118

nhlcheapshot

1568

119

Gerald R. Ford

1568

120

Oilcruzer

1567

121

Ken V.

1567

122

number99

1567

123

DSF

1566

124

Luc

1566

125

homerer

1565

126

Dodd

1565

127

Stew

1565

128

mattpercy

1565

129

Alzal

1564

130

Beer drinker #33

1563

131

oilersOne

1563

132

madjam

1563

133

UlanovWinsArtRoss

1563

134

Oilers4ever

1562

135

codester

1560

136

kawi460

1559

137

bdjosh

1559

138

J_Budd

1559

139

BigB_09

1558

140

Sox and Oil

1557

141

Captain Ron

1556

142

Clyde Frog

1556

143

ruprecht

1555

144

toni_rajalapeno

1554

145

raretomediumrare

1552

146

Jayamania

1551

147

RobsonStreet

1550

148

Rallan72

1550

149

Goose

1550

150

Brad Isbister

1549

151

Cranky young guy

1549

152

Ninjai

1548

153

dragon

1548

154

Heavyd

1548

155

Blue_in Red

1548

156

ChiliChunk

1547

157

S.S Baweja

1546

158

Wax Man Riley

1546

159

oilerhockey.com

1546

160

Cmoney

1545

161

Tim in Kelowna

1545

162

Bicepus Maximus

1543

163

DrJ

1542

164

oilersfreak

1542

165

kfarrah

1542

166

Thrillhouse

1541

167

smiliegirl15

1541

168

PhillipSmithson

1540

169

Bill Rizer

1540

170

Philbertus

1539

171

Chiefs Hockey 97

1539

172

Major

1539

173

momanoilerfan

1539

174

Stone Hands McOsta

1539

175

Backlund4MVP

1539

176

Mont'ster

1539

177

20feet

1535

178

Pilgor09

1535

179

Julia

1534

180

Roy Hennig

1533

181

lorette

1532

182

Aaron A. Aardvark

1532

183

TrentonL

1532

184

Beeker73

1528

185

dawgtoy

1527

186

Mojo

1527

187

Sammy

1526

188

Piss Shiver

1526

189

Saytalk

1526

190

DrPow

1525

191

Oil Fever

1525

192

NsxZero

1524

193

Ron Burgundy

1523

194

Redfern

1523

195

Tendash

1523

196

Valic

1523

197

mackb

1523

198

Mantastic

1523

199

Bardownsnipe

1522

200

Ogden Brother Jr.

1522

201

akc

1522

202

marty

1521

203

productof85stanleycup

1521

204

StHenriOilBomb

1521

205

4thLinegrind

1521

206

Ball Buster

1521

207

ChinookArch

1520

208

shanetrain

1520

209

Kache Okbod

1520

210

G_R_R

1520

211

Jordan

1518

212

OutForMilk

1518

213

laughing pug

1518

214

jasper9

1517

215

Dutchscooter

1517

216

Daniel Clark

1517

217

Kevin McNutt

1517

218

McLovin_Oil

1517

219

Crazycanook

1517

220

theoil

1516

221

Hockeyjedi

1516

222

k

1515

223

Grumpy OM

1514

224

ALL THE WAY IN

1514

225

Dickers

1513

226

Bobo

1513

227

sec206

1512

228

ahbrown

1512

229

geoilerogist

1512

230

DoubleJ

1512

231

Vintage Flame

1511

232

Oil Is My Blood

1511

233

Poly

1510

234

Steener

1510

235

SmellOfVictory

1509

236

SuntanOil

1509

237

Yzermanfan19

1508

238

Austin

1507

239

2 Minutes For Looking So Good

1506

240

Hallberle

1505

241

Buddha7305

1505

242

DBONE

1505

243

Jonathan Willis

1504

244

boochie

1503

245

Casey

1503

246

Ahh OILERS

1503

247

Oilerguy

1502

248

yawto

1502

249

Kpat99

1502

250

Badger

1501

251

thundercat

1500

252

natedoo22

1499

253

Nick

1499

254

Scott

1499

255

mesh

1496

256

CrazyCaptain88

1496

257

DougieFM

1495

258

greendog

1495

259

Brett T

1494

260

SurfacetoAirMissile

1493

261

Truth

1492

262

Ben Dover

1492

263

ryantologist

1491

264

Cam Charron

1491

265

Kavy

1491

266

kk

1490

267

Baderjams

1490

268

JamesVW

1489

269

Pisani's Irish Cousin

1487

270

Bucky9

1486

271

Team Gnarkill

1486

272

kerry

1485

273

Chickenplucker

1483

274

Rugslinger

1483

275

Glen

1481

276

bigrroberto

1479

277

CurtisS

1479

278

Cletus Spuckler

1478

279

rockola7

1477

280

Edwards87

1477

281

TonyDanzaPervo

1476

282

Caleb

1474

283

Reidja

1474

284

treevojo

1473

285

jgl

1472

286

oilerbill

1472

287

Mark G

1472

288

Soft Hands McSteeley

1471

289

Jimmeh

1471

290

Moeeid

1470

291

Max Powers

1469

292

Oilcan

1468

293

Eyre

1466

294

Clay

1466

295

dirtybird5021

1465

296

ebesartross

1465

297

Oilers-5 Canucks-0

1464

298

TAE0145

1461

299

JOFA

1460

300

jesc23

1458

301

Tickle Me Aulie

1457

302

Jdex

1456

303

brian broughton

1454

304

Dog Train

1451

305

Exxon Valdez

1450

306

VicOiler

1450

307

88 Black Gold

1449

308

BitchumenNation

1448

309

Madagain

1448

310

Paq Twinn

1447

311

Sam Lippitt

1447

312

SmodFooZombie

1446

313

Me

1446

314

billmad

1442

315

teamblue

1442

316

Shudz

1441

317

beirutOil

1438

318

Cow Tipping Dwarfs

1436

319

sumoil

1435

320

Derzie

1432

321

OilLeak

1431

322

50in39

1430

323

toedrag

1428

324

CooCoo

1428

325

Ambassador humantorch

1427

326

Cory Dakin

1426

327

Calgary Oilers

1425

328

tomek

1425

329

The Beaker

1424

330

raceguy

1424

331

MKULLAR

1423

332

ColeRoll

1422

333

LJAC

1421

334

luke

1420

335

DougWeightProblem

1419

336

Professor Fatbot, PhD

1415

337

BleedOil83

1415

338

RyanCoke

1413

339

book¡e

1410

340

ummoscov

1408

341

oilnik

1407

342

Ian

1407

343

Namicus

1407

344

gary d

1404

345

tlkaufman

1404

346

D

1403

347

Hank

1402

348

Mike S

1400

349

dustin642

1399

350

Eric

1397

351

Justin Azevedo

1395

352

CdnBarbarian

1389

353

VATech

1386

354

Wes Mantooth

1384

355

mayhemsince1977

1383

356

watkinator

1382

357

Big Worm

1379

358

Northern Fire

1378

359

HankMarducas

1374

360

Kodiaks Fan

1369

361

I'm a Scientist!

1364

362

GospelofJon

1357

363

beefimus

1346

364

Forever Anoiler

1339

365

Tony D.

1332

366

Owen T

1330

367

dmackay14

1312

368

sonders

1312

But That's Not All!

As promised, there will be prizes, thanks to the generosity of His Lordship the Baron Wanye von Gretz IV. The top three finishers will receive gift certificates to Oodle Noodle and/or Hudson's Canadian Tap House in the following denominations:

First: $250

Second: $100

Third: $50

Thanks to everyone who entered, and all our loyal readers here at the Nation Network!

Jonathan Willis is a freelance writer.
He currently works for Oilers Nation, Sportsnet, the Edmonton Journal and Bleacher Report.
He's co-written three books and worked for myriad websites, including Grantland, ESPN, The Score, and Hockey Prospectus. He was previously the founder and managing editor of Copper & Blue.

There was a significant bit of movement in the final stretch, in no small part because goalie marks have been getting nicked every time until now.

It's not really a shock to see that 8 of our top-10 finishers grabbed Jonathan Quick, who finished behind only Evgeni Malkin in total pool value this time around. Last time we updated I believe people were getting ~85% return on him; just bumping it up to 100% has a huge impact on the final rankings. So suckers like you and me who took Bryzgalov saw our entries plummet in the final rankings by ~20 points.

Another thing to consider is the time that Daniel Sedin missed, combined with his late-season slump. Sedin was in the top bracket, and from Mar. 1 on he picked up two goals, one assist and a minus-5 rating, for a total pool value of -1.5. It's tough for a guy to have that sort of run, especially when Alex Ovechkin, the most common choice in that slot, picked up 12 goals and four assists w/ a minus-1 rating in the same span, for a total pool value of +18.

Between picking D. Sedin and I. Bryzgalov alone, the ingredients for a big drop are there. Crosby helps offset that - he picked up a little over 30 points [in pool value, not actual NHL points] from Mar. 1 on - but the increase in value of Ovechkin over Sedin and Quick over Bryzgalov alone not only completely negates that boost but drops you in the standings overall. It's also important to remember that John Tavares - the common non-Crosby choice in the Crosby bracket - wasn't just sitting around doing nothing while Crosby was racking up his points; he had a modest little run in his own right.

We'll do something next year, probably during training camp. We haven't sat down and decided the format, so if there's any changes you'd like to see, now's the time to say the word!

We could do something like this, or something involving picking a limited group of players while staying within a budget (thereby allowing more flexibility for each team). On the other hand, we could also bring back something like Robin Brownlee's Lucky 13 contest.

Couple of suggestions: try to set it up next year so you don't have to input the stats each week. I don't know how to do that, but I remember you complaining about it and I'm sure some computer genius around here can sort it out for you.

Maybe add a couple of trades, like only 2 throughout the year. might make it more interesting, especially for players who get knocked out early and for a long time.

Next year we should have a Playoff pool too.

PS. I could watch this all day:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMqcMFu6bpg

check out Doughty at 26 seconds in (as the video poster notes) priceless!!